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Etymology 1

From Middle Englishdam, damme, from Old English*dam, *damm (inferred from derivative fordemman(“to hem in”)), from Proto-Germanic*dammaz.

Noun

dam (pluraldams)

A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding

The water reservoir resulting from placing such structure.

(dentistry) A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.

(South Africa, Australia) A reservoir.

A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.

Etymology 2

Noun

dam, a structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

Synonyms:bendungan, tanggul

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Etymology 3

From Arabicدَم‎ (dam, “blood”), from Proto-Semitic*dam-, from Proto-Afroasiatic*dam-.

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Turkish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /dɑm/

Noun

dam (definite accusativedamı, pluraldamlar)

roof

Uzbek

Noun

dam (pluraldamlar)

bellows

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

đam

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic*k-taːm; ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer*kt₁aam(“crab”). ‹d› here is the result of lenition (Proto-Vietic *k-t- > Middle Vietnamese ‹d› /ð/ > Modern Vietnamese ‹d›). Compare đam, the form with unlenited initial consonant.

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